Increasing Diversity in Undergraduate Cancer Biology Education and Research (INDUCER)

摘要 癌症种族差异是一个严重的医学问题。推动这一趋势的一个因素 现象是缺乏不同种族的个人从事研究和医疗 干预。由于历史上的不信任和被剥夺选举权，非洲人和西班牙人 美国人后来寻求医疗援助，因此获得了先进的医疗 问题(即晚期癌症)。关键岗位上没有有色人种 在大学和医院内减少研究选择的不同视角和 教师/医生和学生/病人之间的亲切感。这可以是 通过建立多样化的教职员工和临床研究人员群体而得到改善。这是 在努力减少癌症健康差距等医疗问题方面至关重要。长期的 这一拟议项目的目标是增加代表不足的少数群体的数量。 追求生物医学科学研究事业的学生，重点是 研究癌症的生物学。总体战略是高招高选 并为他们提供高质量的实验室体验。这将是 使他们能够发展进入最强大的公司所需的资格和推荐人 在该国开设研究生/医学课程。 “增加本科生肿瘤生物学多样性”的目标 教育和研究(诱导者)“方案是：1)确定任职人数不足 石溪大学少数族裔学生对癌症研究事业感兴趣 生物学或相关生物医学科学，并鼓励他们参与；2)激励 这些学生需要获得癌症生物学或相关生物医学的学位；3) 通过早期接触实验室，帮助这些学生对自己的能力建立信心 经验、研究、公共演讲和生物医学研究人员；4)创造积极的 通过使用小组活动、指导和建议来营造环境；5)促进 通过同行、毕业生认识到生物医学研究中的机会 学生和教职员工的指导；以及6)创建外展和本科生的模式 石溪的STEM教育将展示其他研究型大学如何 都能达到类似的目标。总的来说，这项建议是为了吸引学生 癌症生物学领域，鼓励学生注册STEM，一旦注册，就 继续从事这一领域的研究。

ABSTRACT Cancer Racial disparity is a serious medical concern. One factor driving this phenomenon is the lack of racially diverse individuals engaged in research and medical intervention. Due to a history of mistrust and disenfranchisement, African and Hispanic Americans seek medical assistance later and, thereby, present with advanced medical issues (i.e., late stage cancers). The absence of individuals of color in key positions within universities and hospitals diminish diverse perspectives in research choices and a sense of kinship between faculty/physicians and students/patients. This can be ameliorated by building a diverse population of faculty and clinical investigators. This is critical in efforts to reduce medical issues such as cancer health disparity. The long-term goal of this proposed project is to increase the numbers of underrepresented minority students pursuing research careers in the biomedical sciences with an emphasis on studying the biology of cancer. The overall strategy is to recruit and select highly qualified students and to provide them with quality laboratory experiences. This will enable them to develop qualifications and references needed for entry into the strongest graduate/medical programs in the country. The objectives of the “Increasing Diversity in Undergraduate Cancer Biology Education and Research (INDUCER)” program are: 1) to identify underrepresented minority students at Stony Brook University interested in research careers in cancer biology or related biomedical sciences and encourage their participation; 2) to motivate these students to obtain degrees in cancer biology or related biomedical sciences; 3) to help these students gain confidence in their abilities by early exposure to laboratory experiences, research, public speaking and biomedical researchers; 4) to create a positive environment through the use of group activities, mentoring and advising; 5) to promote an awareness of the opportunities available in biomedical research through peer, graduate student and faculty mentoring; and 6) to create a model for outreach and undergraduate education in STEM at Stony Brook that will demonstrate how other research universities can accomplish similar objectives. Overall, this proposal is designed to attract students to the field of cancer biology, encourage students to enroll in STEM and, once enrolled, to remain in this field of study.